The family tree comes to life for the holidays with an ancestry tree donned with vintage photos, lights & the spirit of relatives & history long past. And have you ever marked a Xmas season because you’re grieving? The holiday can become a harsh reminder of who you’ve loved and lost. Create a memorial tree […]
As the world slowly starts to think about opening up again, Chris & Kris close out their Social Distancing series by chatting about being tourists again. Kris delivers news about the future of Broadway and film/tv productions in NYC. They speculate about Christmas 2020 and how things might be different. In Listener Mail (14:08), they […]
Welcome to another episode of Tinsel Tunes This episode is part 1 of a 3 part series on the Christmas offerings from the members of the Beatles. In this episode we look at Paul McCartney’s Wonderful Christmastime. I’ll show you 6 other versions you may like. And I’ll touch on some changes being made to […]
A talk with Brad Warner, author of the new book Letters to a Dead Friend About Zen. How Buddhism can help calm holiday stress, and just stuff about Brad and Zen in general. Listen to this episode of the Weird Christmas podcast Author: Craig Kringle Title: WC# 25 Christmas and Zen Buddhism, a talk with […]
Enjoy some laughs and warm feelings as SBMX honors Moms and the Matriarch of the North Pole, Mrs. Claus. Episode #21 begins with a compilation of holiday memories from listeners/contributors sharing Christmas moments made special by their Moms. Then Mrs. Claus joins Rikki Meece for some inspiring advice of helping others during these often difficult […]
The Christmas Hall of Fame launched in 2019 to give the true Christmas enthusiast a voice and a place to memorialize the best of Christmas. In this merry episode of the Merry Little Podcast we discuss how the Christmas Hall of Fame works by extending a conversation that began with Tim Babb of the Can’t […]
Jon takes the reins in the first edition of “Screw You, Watch This” by making Chris and Brian watch the final three episodes of Cowboy Bebop (available on Hulu). The boys talk anime for almost an hour while Chris tries to figure out what he just watched, Brian tries to say some words, and Jon […]
On this episode, not rain nor sleet nor snow shall stop us from talking about the folks who bring a lot of Christmas to our door, the United States Postal Service. Well also countdown 5 Christmas movies currently streaming, show you how to play some Christmas games any day of the year, and it’s the […]
Chris joins Rikki to chat about his podcast, Yuletide TV. Chris and his cohosts, former college friends, review a wide variety of TV holiday episodes ranging from years gone by to current times. Each host gives his very candid opinion about each featured episode followed up with their custom ratings of “Classic” for the whole […]
It’s our Social Distancing episode. We have a few laughs and chat about a few things we’re excited to do when life goes back to normal, plus we read what some listeners are excited about. Stay tuned until the end as we give an update on our tote bag GIVEAWAY. Stay safe everyone. Listen to […]
The world we knew is now a thing of the past. Whatever you call this thing — a pandemic, the Coronavirus, COVID-19 — it seems to have changed everything. Does that mean it has changed Christmas too? While the answer to that question is yet to be written we can safely assume at this point […]
What do we know about Christmas during the Middle Ages? Turns out it’s kinda hard to find very much information. I talk to two medievalists, Misty Schieberle and Scott Smith, who help me trace what few mentions of Christmas there are in the English tradition. Listen to this episode of the Weird Christmas podcast Author: […]
A bonus epsiode of the podcast, where Rikki invites other Christmas podcasters to share their holiday insights and love of the season. This time, it’s Todd from the Christmas Clatter podcast! Listen to this episode of the Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas Podcast Author: Rikki Meece and Mary Richards, Christmas Podcasters Title: Sleigh Bells & […]
Take a trip down memory lane and enjoy a bit of history to learn how General Electric lit up the trees, including the National Christmas Tree. Broadcast engineer Jeff Carter joins Rikki Meece with his wealth of knowledge on GE Christmas history. Listen to this episode of the Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas Podcast Author: […]
Happy March! The boys watch and discuss a Jeremy Renner classic, The Town, also starring Ben Affleck and Jon Hamm. Other topics include: how rewatchable Ben Affleck movies are, when Jon Hamm peaked. whether or not someone is SWAT, and what the podcast covers over the next three months. Wikipedia entry for The Town: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Town_(2010_film) Listen […]
This episode is all about using Christmas to cope with Covid-19 craziness. We’ll salute the people who have to work on Christmas, list off the top five 20 second Christmas songs that you can wash your hands to, find a source for daily Christmas goodness, and see what others are doing to spread Christmas cheer […]
The 2019 Weird Christmas ghost story is “The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance” by M. R. James. I also get some help with background on James and Punch and Judy puppet shows (which show up in the story) from Jim Moon of the Hypnogoria Podcast. Listen to this episode of the Weird Christmas […]
This episode is all about vintage Christmas. Rikki speaks with Benjamin Bradley, a passionate antique and vintage Christmas collector, about crèches and nativities. He gives some historical background on how these traditional pieces became a standard in many homes for the Christmas season. Listen to this episode of the Sleigh Bells & Mistletoe Christmas Podcast […]
